By the way, that magical, mythical world in which McDonald's pays workers $15 an hour? It's called Australia.

Foxconn buildings are surrounded by netting to prevent suicide.

At Apple's Foxconn sweatshop supply facility in Shenzhen, China, suicides (totalling 19 in 5 years) seem to have subsided now that buildings have been completely surrounded by netting to keep workers from jumping to their deaths. Apparently the netting is a cost-effective alternative to, say, paying people more, or providing more humane work conditions. Where Apple Products Are Born: A Rare Glimpse Inside Foxconn’s Factory Gates (recode.net).

In addition to well-known military bases around the world, the U.S. has around 11,000 Special Operations ("badged") personnel in 70 to 100 countries at any one time.

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